Disney/Eric McCandless Gene Simmons made a career playing bass for KISS, but he wouldn’t consider himself a virtuoso, and he’s perfectly happy with that. He tells Guitar World that he thinks virtuosos are simply “show-offs in music” and he’s not a fan. “I don’t consider myself – and was neverRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Billy Joel took his family to see Taylor Swift at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium over the weekend, which apparently helped Taylor break one of his attendance records. Prior to the show, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer shared a Reel of the fam headed to the concert,Read More →
Elton John/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney; Joni Mitchell/Taylor Hill/WireImage When Elton John and Bernie Taupin received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Music earlier this year, Joni Mitchell helped pay tribute to them by performing their song “I’m Still Standing.” And on Oct. 20, Elton returned the favor, singing backupRead More →
On This Day, Oct. 21, 1976 … The Who wrapped a North American tour at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, which would turn out to be drummer Keith Moon’s final concert with the band. The Who took a break from touring following the end of the trek, with the band noting that Moon’sRead More →
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame Jeff Lynne’s ELO has announced they will play their last ever concert next year in London. The band is set to headline BST Hyde Park on July 13, and it’s being billed as “the final show.” “My return to touring began at HydeRead More →
Courtesy of Disney Bruce Springsteen asks a lot of his E Street Band members, but it turns out they’re very well compensated for their hard work. At a London screening of his new documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band on Oct. 18, The Boss opened upRead More →
Island Records/UMR U2 has shared a short documentary about the making of the video for their 2004 hit “Vertigo,” which was the lead single off their 11th studio album, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Based on guitarist The Edge‘s comments, it would seem the video wasn’t exactly pleasant to make. “We finallyRead More →
Len DeLessio/Getty Images When Foreigner gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday, only three members of the band — singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist Rick Wills — will be on hand to accept the honor. Dennis Elliott and Mick Jones won’t be in attendance, and the trio tells ABC Audio their bandmates not being thereRead More →
ABC/Randy Holmes The Bear star Jeremy Allen White is set to play Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and The Boss has shared his thoughts on the actor’s singing voice. Springsteen appeared on the latest episode of The Graham Norton Show, where he talked about the film. According to People,Read More →
David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images It looks like David Lee Roth may be responding to all the Van Halen news that’s been coming out since Alex Van Halen started doing interviews to promote his upcoming memoir, Brothers, which drops Tuesday. The former Van Halen frontman just reposted a video to InstagramRead More →
